Deadline: March 7, 2019.

The Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission with funding from UK Department of International Development (DFID), and UK universities, to support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

SOAS has been offered 3 awards for 2019-20.   Please see below the eligible programmes and application procedure.

 

ELIGIBILITY

In order to be eligible, applicants should:

• Be permanently resident in Bangladesh and eligible Commonwealth countries in Africa, and not currently be living or studying in a developed country.  The scholarship for applicants from Bangladesh is for women.
• Hold a first degree at either first or upper second class level
• Hold an offer of admission to pursue one of the eligible programmes by the time selection at SOAS takes place.  Priority may be given to applicants with unconditional offers.  It is expected that selection will take place shortly after the scholarship deadline.
• Meet the English language condition of your offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible but no later than 1 June 2019.  Please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.
• Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high income country
• Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
• Be able to confirm in writing that neither they nor their families would otherwise be able to pay for the proposed course of study
• Be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete

 

ELIGIBLE COURSES

• Full-time MSc Development Studies
• Full-time MSc Globalisation and Development
• Full-time MSc Environment, Politics and Development
• Full-time MSc Migration Mobility and Development
• Full-time MSc Violence, Conflict and Development
• Full-time LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation
• Full-time MSc Development Economics
• Full-time MSc Public Financial Management
• Full-time MSc Political Economy of Development
• Part-time programmes are not eligible.

 

APPLICATION

Applicants must follow two steps in order to be considered for these scholarships:

• STEP 1: Apply for the scholarship by 16:00 on Thursday, 7 March 2019

The scholarship application system will open on 12 January 2019 and will close at 16:00 on 7 March.  IMPORTANT: Further information on how to apply for the scholarship will be posted here in January. Please check again here then. 

• STEP 2: Apply for your programme by Wednesday, 6 February 2019

In addition to the scholarship application form, applicants must ALSO submit a COMPLETE on-line application for admission to study one of the eligible programmes at SOAS as soon as possible but no later than 6 February 2019. You will be required to have an offer of admissions by the time selection takes place.  Selection will start mid-March.

A complete application for admission includes transcripts, an explanation of the grading system for any degree obtained outside the UK, two references, CV and a personal statement.

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this scholarship, please remember to provide a statement of financial need with your application for admissions. Applications without the statement of financial need will not be considered. The panel will be considering your scholarship application TOGETHER with your online application for admission.

NOTE

If SOAS decides to nominate you for a scholarship, you will be required to submit the hardcopy of the references early April as we are required to check your references.  If your references submitted to Admissions have not come from an official/institution email account, we will need to verify them. Please ensure you keep a hardcopy of the references (i.e. the reference should be on headed paper in a sealed, signed envelope supplied directly by the referee or the applicant), should SOAS decide to nominate you for a scholarship. 

 

OFFICIAL LINK

 

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships